Ethrivas wrote:In Vain or In Mourning would be good but i think it will be Internal Bleeding (based on the hint).

It's a pity that i was right :(

For the next clue, Metsatöll seems to be the obvious band. Moonshade is also another option (which would be great for Cripper material, MDM fans should check out their Goddess Eternal song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSndbZlzHC0 )

I'd be happier if it turns out to be; Melechesh, Mgla or Morbid Angel ofc.

I think maybe 70k blew up their SQL on Bluehost. That's my poorly educated guest. It's a pretty basic host, and the site was still available, just not with (it looked like) their WordPress running. Fun times for their webmaster, lmao.

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I obviously didn't know about Malcolm when I posted this, so sad. AC/DC is what introduced me to metal at the ripe age of 13.

I think we've already had the best possible tribute to AC/DC this year with the Death Angel singer's awesome impromptu start of Hell's Bells, followed by Riff Raff.But I'm expecting more tribute next year - I vote for "Go down".

The singer for Michael Schenker Group said on 70K that the great unifier in metal genres was Dio, but I think AC/DC might have been an even bigger unifier.

Godflesh wrote:Don't worry, there are over 22 bars and lounges onbroad to help you soothe the pain...

"..Bars that are open 24 hours! Yes, that's right, sailors, bars that NEVER close!"

(Except when they do. )

Meh, the regular ship bars seem to close, but that really only limits your girlie drink schedule. It really is nice that you can get beers and shots 24/7.

Yeah, that'd be me. I dislike the taste of alcohol so on the rare occasions when I drink,* it's usually daiquiris.

Which bars are "open 24 hours"? Does the Brit-pub on the Promenade stay open?

I think maybe 70k blew up their SQL on Bluehost. That's my poorly educated guest. It's a pretty basic host, and the site was still available, just not with (it looked like) their WordPress running. Fun times for their webmaster, lmao.

I'm not gonna say I was going through Forum withdrawal, but.....well, yeah, I kinda was.

Pellaz wrote:Yeah, that'd be me. I dislike the taste of alcohol so on the rare occasions when I drink,* it's usually daiquiris.

Hahaha, girly drinks are great, though. I'll give you that. I only drink them on my cruise vacations, which for me is only 70k. My go-to is a pina colada, but sometimes I'll get a mojito (usually a disappointment) or a margarita.

It's something like 59 days until the day drinking commences for me. Can't wait. I barely drink all year and then live on a constant buzz for one week every winter.

sara wrote:Hahaha, girly drinks are great, though. I'll give you that. I only drink them on my cruise vacations, which for me is only 70k. My go-to is a pina colada, but sometimes I'll get a mojito (usually a disappointment) or a margarita.

It's something like 59 days until the day drinking commences for me. Can't wait. I barely drink all year and then live on a constant buzz for one week every winter.

I prefer my drinks with more of a kick - Old Fashioned being one of my favs. However, everyone once in a while I will do the girly drink with Pina Coladas my favorite.

I do not view Margarita's as a girly drink though. That is if you define a Margarita as nothing more then Tequila, Triple Sec and a squeeze of lime - not blended, but on the rocks and with an unsalted rim. Though adding some Grand Marnier is good also.

sara wrote:Hahaha, girly drinks are great, though. I'll give you that. I only drink them on my cruise vacations, which for me is only 70k. My go-to is a pina colada, but sometimes I'll get a mojito (usually a disappointment) or a margarita.

It's something like 59 days until the day drinking commences for me. Can't wait. I barely drink all year and then live on a constant buzz for one week every winter.

I prefer my drinks with more of a kick - Old Fashioned being one of my favs. However, everyone once in a while I will do the girly drink with Pina Coladas my favorite.

I do not view Margarita's as a girly drink though. That is if you define a Margarita as nothing more then Tequila, Triple Sec and a squeeze of lime - not blended, but on the rocks and with an unsalted rim. Though adding some Grand Marnier is good also.

Only "girly" in that it's got a fruit flavor. But I agree, it's not on the same level as a daiquiri. Unless you have one made on broad, where I've had them be more rum than slush on occasion.

Memnoch wrote:Even I wouldn't count myself out until the ship, literally and figuratively, has sailed.

If you need a secretive place to stay at beforehand you know who to call I even waited to check in beers on untappd in case people wondered why I all of a sudden checked in beers from numerous places Gnoff worked at!

Pellaz wrote:Yeah, that'd be me. I dislike the taste of alcohol so on the rare occasions when I drink,* it's usually daiquiris.

Hahaha, girly drinks are great, though. I'll give you that. I only drink them on my cruise vacations, which for me is only 70k.

Same here.....and daily-price "unlimited" drink packages help a lot. That way if I try something and don't like it, I didn't blow any money on it. My go-to is a pina colada, but sometimes I'll get a mojito (usually a disappointment) or a margarita.

Pina coladas, mango swirls (which are a pina colada and mango daiquiri swirled together), strawberry daiquiris, and Miami Vices, which are pina colada on one side of the glass, and strawberry daiquiri on the other. A good bartender will pour them simultaneously and get a perfect vertical line between them. I don't know if Royal does it that way but Carnival has a knack for them. (And the drinks are a bit bigger and less expensive... )

It's something like 59 days until the day drinking commences for me. Can't wait. I barely drink all year and then live on a constant buzz for one week every winter.

I doubt I'll drink enough to get "buzzed" -- I didn't back on the Vista in October although I had 8 drinks in one day -- but I won't rule anything out. After all, it's not like I'm drivin' the boat.

Today's that 60 day mark. I'm starting to get pretty pumped. Now that I've got some bullshit from work out of the way, l'm working out and trying to shed a few pounds ahead of the boat. Gotta get that stamina up and make room for beer and shitty late night pizza. I've got at least 25 bands I want to see.

2018 is looking like a good year for metal. 70k is VERY FAST approaching, I'll get to see all your smiling (or in Razor's case scowling) faces, Sabaton is coming back to Calgary just after the cruise, and Silent Civilian is reviving! They've been coming back in full force on social media, posting that next year they're coming back.

Now's a good time to pick up a Cripper band, Andy... 18 year old Phoenix is jumping up and down at the prospect. (So is 26 year old Phoenix)

I saw Razor’s interview on YouTube for the Netherland’s Women in Metal show, I believe.He wasn’t scowling at all! In fact, he seemed like a pretty cool guy I guess being surrounded by women soothes him

I saw Razor’s interview on YouTube for the Netherland’s Women in Metal show, I believe.He wasn’t scowling at all! In fact, he seemed like a pretty cool guy I guess being surrounded by women soothes him